Saturday, 30 January 2010

Shortness

I sit here in the throes of deadline fever: I have 48 hours to turn in a sci-fi short for a prestigious competition. This being the case, let me keep it short.

Short is an apt place to start. The Short Humour Site, who publish short humour (clue’s in the title) have brought out a compilation chapbook of their greatest moments. My short is included. It’s not cheap, but you can’t put a price on laughter. Well, you can: £4.16.

Kristin Hersh has two free downloadable albums of new material. She is a generous talent, and ever since I caught her laconic appearance at Cabaret Voltaire in May, I have been smitten. She has also trailblazed an ingenious ‘sugar daddy’ strategy to keep her actively recording and touring and is an inspiration to millions of struggling artists the globe over. This music is luscious.

Also, I’m shaking up my blog list, baby. If you’re coming to this blog following a very witty and incisive comment I made on your blog: hello there! I will assist you in your desire to dominate the world with giant squid-like flannels and inflatable concrete testicles. What do I mean? I don’t know. I have a deadline to make, I don’t have time for details!

Have a squidtastic start to February.
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7 comments:

  1. Jessie Carty31 January 2010 at 01:30

    i beat down deadlines! take that metaphor deadline! and this witty dialog next! :)

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  2. Derek Osborne31 January 2010 at 15:11

    Congrats on Short Humor. I will purchase in your honor, though I didn't laugh at what I read. As you know, I'm not funny, life isn't funny, and I almost used a semi-colon is this sentence.

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  3. I Must Be Off31 January 2010 at 16:12

    Hey! Can one buy this in a bookstore in the UK? Happy deadline. :)

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  4. M.J. Nicholls31 January 2010 at 17:28

    Hello Jessie! I've finished the first draft. Now the hard work begins.

    Hello Derek! You don't need to laugh. Or buy the collection. Or use a semicolon. Viva freedom.

    Hello Chris! Bookstore distribution will be minimal. Easier to buy online and pay the extortionate P&P costs.

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  5. Anonymous1 February 2010 at 18:21

    Good luck with the deadline and the competition! Sounds like a relatively reasonable price for humor- at least imo.

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  6. Anonymous1 February 2010 at 20:10

    Congrats on the short humour and good luck with the deadline. I am furiously working toward mine.

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  7. M.J. Nicholls1 February 2010 at 20:37

    Busy busy busy! Thanks, Wordpressers.

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